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A253, R316, S1329

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators McGill, Grooms and Bryant
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bbm\10563htc08.doc

Introduced in the Senate on April 24, 2008
Introduced in the House on May 1, 2008
Last Amended on May 21, 2008
Passed by the General Assembly on May 22, 2008
Became law without Governor's signature, June 5, 2008

Summary: Special license plates

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/24/2008  Senate  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference SJ-2
   4/25/2008          Scrivener's error corrected
   4/29/2008  Senate  Read second time SJ-63
   4/29/2008  Senate  Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day SJ-63
   4/30/2008  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-24
    5/1/2008  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-121
    5/1/2008  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        HJ-121
   5/15/2008  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and 
                        Public Works HJ-12
   5/21/2008  House   Amended HJ-70
   5/21/2008  House   Read second time HJ-72
   5/21/2008  House   Roll call Yeas-109  Nays-0 HJ-72
   5/22/2008  House   Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments 
                        HJ-11
   5/22/2008  Senate  Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-43
   5/29/2008          Ratified R 316
    6/5/2008          Became law without Governor's signature
   6/10/2008          Copies available
   6/10/2008          Effective date 06/05/08
   6/13/2008          Act No. 253

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/24/2008
4/24/2008-A
4/25/2008
5/15/2008
5/21/2008

(A253, R316, S1329)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 101 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF "I BELIEVE" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES AND PROVIDE THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THESE LICENSE PLATES MAY BE ISSUED.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

"I Believe" special license plates

SECTION    1.    Chapter 3, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

Section 56-3-10110.    The Department of Motor Vehicles may issue 'I Believe' special motor vehicle license plates to owners of private motor vehicles registered in their names. The plate must contain the words 'I Believe' and a cross superimposed on a stained glass window. The biennial fee for this special license plate is the same as the fee provided in Article 5, Chapter 3 of this title. The guidelines for the production of this special license plate must meet the requirements contained in Section 56-3-8100."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 29th day of May, 2008.

Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 6/5/08.

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